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many have been liberated from the assad regime, the government control, and already, people they are are actually living and practicing this transition. and our work in the work of others is now being applied and we can begin to see the results and we can evolve our efforts. this is an evolving document. this is a growing document and we intend it always to be as such. we are now actively participating in the use of the document. >> before you jump in, i want to mention something very important. which is the work to begin creating a kind of change of the mindset of the orientation -- we need to work with the changes that are most urgent and most essential. it turns out that was the first one of many similar massacres. the escalation of violence, it has had an extraordinary corrosive effect on the mindset of syrians participating in this revolution it has a deep sectarian intercommunal hatred, it has deepened the desire for revenge on the part of those, it has created additional constraints for those who are wavering on what would happen to them if they were to decide that the opposit
many have been liberated from the assad regime, the government control, and already, people they are are actually living and practicing this transition. and our work in the work of others is now being applied and we can begin to see the results and we can evolve our efforts. this is an evolving document. this is a growing document and we intend it always to be as such. we are now actively participating in the use of the document. >> before you jump in, i want to mention something very...
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of managing a post-assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the culmination of a project that has been in gestation for about nine months and many similarities to other -- [inaudible] this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up upstairs both in arabic and in english on a cd. it contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with a broad range of challenges that are inevitably going to follow. the transition to a post-assad air of in syria. what is critical to stress as jim mentioned is that this is very much the product of deliberation and discussion and debate, sometimes quite heated debate, among a group of about 45 to 50 significant figures within the syrian opposition who came together every month for a period of six months to work through the idea -- the ideas that were presented in this document. what i would like to stress however in getting us started this morning is that w
of managing a post-assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the culmination of a project that has been in gestation for about nine months and many similarities to other -- [inaudible] this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up upstairs both in arabic and in english on a cd. it contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with a broad range of...
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managing a post assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the cull min nation of a project that has been ingestation for about nine months and it bears any similarity to any -- it is simply a coincidence. this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up downstairs, both in arabic and english on a cd. that contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with the broad range of challenges that are inevitably going to follow the transition to 0 post asadder are a in syria. what's critical as jim mentioned this is very much the product of deliberations and discussions and debate. sometimes quite heated debates among a group of about 45 to 50 significant figures within the syrian opposition who came together every month for a period of six months to work through the ideas that were -- that were presented in this document. what i'd like to stress, however, in getting us started this morning
managing a post assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the cull min nation of a project that has been ingestation for about nine months and it bears any similarity to any -- it is simply a coincidence. this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up downstairs, both in arabic and english on a cd. that contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with the...
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the assad regime violated every point of the plan. the assad accepted to withdraw heavy military equipment from cities. that acceptens was more in the media than on the ground. the assad regime agreed to stopped shooting at unarmed citizens and that sounded well on cnn but on the ground there were snipe thears took out citizens. it never mentioned that assad would later consider stepping down. the problem to reaching the six point of political dialogue is all the previous five points have been violated and therefore the assad regime will tell you it will accept a cease fire. immediately i can tell you with confidence that the assad regime is lying through itself teeth. >> i think also it is a credible threat. we need a credible threat for him to commit to any plan. that's what i think is really wanted. we can not just suggest for him and hope he will follow that. we need to be credible. >> you said it is the west who insist that assad step down. i would like to tell you no, it is the syrian people who want assad to step down. the west
the assad regime violated every point of the plan. the assad accepted to withdraw heavy military equipment from cities. that acceptens was more in the media than on the ground. the assad regime agreed to stopped shooting at unarmed citizens and that sounded well on cnn but on the ground there were snipe thears took out citizens. it never mentioned that assad would later consider stepping down. the problem to reaching the six point of political dialogue is all the previous five points have been...
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iranian aircraft are over flying iraq supporting bashar al assad. in afghanistan because we tell them we're leaving, we now have this terrible afghan-on-american shooting, and all the president says is -- we are leaving, we are withdrawing. the iranians don't think we're serio serious because we spend our time selling israelis not to attack. the most shameful thing in american history in syria, while 30,000 people are massacred there, the iranians have people on the ground and the massacre goes on. everything they said would happen if we intervened has now happened because we didn't intervene, including rising influence of al qaeda in syria. it's terrible, it's disgraceful, and it's feckless and it is a president who believes in leading from behind. >> senator mccain, thank you very much for joining us. we hope you'll come back and join us again soon. >> any time. >>> we have called the white house to invite them to put a representative on to talk about either of the two jobs stories we just covered. we have not heard back. but we've got a guy who's
iranian aircraft are over flying iraq supporting bashar al assad. in afghanistan because we tell them we're leaving, we now have this terrible afghan-on-american shooting, and all the president says is -- we are leaving, we are withdrawing. the iranians don't think we're serio serious because we spend our time selling israelis not to attack. the most shameful thing in american history in syria, while 30,000 people are massacred there, the iranians have people on the ground and the massacre goes...